Plow attachment.



WI. LYONS.

PLOW ATTACHMENT.

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MICHAEL J. LYONS, OF WOOD RIVER, NEBRASKA.

PLOW ATTACHMENT.

Application filed October 18, 1913.

To all uizom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MICHAEL J. LYONS, a citizen of the United States, residing at lVood Riven'in the county of Hall and State of Nebraska, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Plow Attachments, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a plow and the principal object of the invention is to provide a plow with an improved devlce. mounted adjacent the mold-board so that the earth which is dug up by the plow will be moved along the mold-board and thus a great deal of the strain removed from the draft animals. v

Another object of the invention is to so mount the device that it may be adjusted vertically with the mold-board.

Another object of the invention is to provide an improved means for operating the device.

This invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure 1 is a side elevation of the mproved plow, Fig. 2 is a vertical section taken on the line 22 of Fig. 1, Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the journal bracket which rotatably supports one end of the earth moving device, and Fig. i is a fragmentary view showing the manner of adjustably mounting the hanger bracket at the forward end of the earth moving device.

The frame 10 is supported by the forward and rear wheels 13. and 12 and by the side wheel 13 which is positioned at approXi-v mately the center of the frame. The plow beam 14: is carried by the frame with its forward end extending h d the frame and provided with a clevis to which the equalizer may be secured. re inner end portion 16 of the plow beam H is carried downwardly, as shown in Fig. i. and is a justably secured to the mold-board of This plow-blade mold-board 18 curved, as shown in so that it will conform to the contour of t earth moving 'ce mounted adjacent I thus permit e s ly b tween the The ear so sin Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 29, 1916.

Serial No. 796,002.

which passes through a slot24. in the upper end of the hanger bracket, as shown in Fig. 4. By means of this construction, the hanger bracket may be vertically, adjusted and thus the position of the auger may be regulated. The journal bracket 25 is cured to the mold-board. and has its outer end portion 26 bent at right angles to its inner end portion, so that it will extend to one side of the mold-board and thus permit the pivot pin 21 to be rotatably mounted in its bearings 27. A sprocket wheel 28 is rigidly mounted upon the pivot pin 21 and is connected with a sprocket wheel 29 carried by the engine 30 by means of a sprocket chain 31, so that when the engine is in operation, rotary motion will be transmitted to the auger. The motor 30 shown is of the gasolene type, but it is obvious that any other type ofmotor could be used and that any other desired means could be used for transmitting rotary motion from the engine to the auger.

The operation of this device is as follows: hen the plow is drawn across the field, the blade cuts into the ground and as the furrow is formed the earth which is dug up by the blade passes across the mold-board between the mold-board and the auger.

This auger, while rotating, engages the earth and forces it across the mold-board, and it will thus be seen that a great deal of the strain is removed from the horses since the auger rotates at sufiicient speed to feed. the earth across the mold-beard faster than the horses travel. if it is so desired the auger may he posi 'oned close enough to the mold-board to cut into the earth passing the board and thus cut the earth into clots. so that it can be more readily a pmwed. The prineipal'object of the the ground. it is of'course, necessary that the i nger should also be vertically adjusted, that it will maintain the same relative n with inthoard and the efore a hanger-bracket 22 lenient comprisig p hy a harrow after the field has v ntion is, however, to assist the earth in a'frame, a beam, a plow-blade adjustably carried by said beam, a journal bracket car ried by said plowblade, a hanger adjustably carried by said beam and provided with a bearing at its lower end, an auger rotatablymounted in the bearings of said journal bracket and said hanger bracketand extending in spaced relation to the outer face ofthe mold-board of said plow-blade, and means for rotating said auger. v

2. 'Anagricultural implement comprising carrying means, digging means adjustably connected with said carrying means, rotatary earth engaging means positioned adjacent'said digging means, means for rotatably supporting one end of said earth engagingmeans rigidly secured to said digging means,imeans for rotatably supporting the opposite end of said earth engaging means adj'ustably connected with said carrying means, and means forrotating said earth engaging means.

An attachment of the character described comprising a rotatable earth-engaging member a bearing bracket for rotatably supporting one enduof said rotatable earth: engaging member and adapted for rigid en- 111g member and adapted for adjustable justably connected with gagement with a digging device, a second bearing bracket for rotatably supporting the opposite end ofsaid rotatable earth-engagengagement with a support with which said digging device isadjustably connected, and means vfor permitting rotary motion to be transmitted to said rotatable earth-engaging element I a p 4. In a plow, a supporting structure, a digging blade adjustably carried by said supporting structure, a bearing bracket rigidly connectexlwith said digging blade, a rotatable earth. engaging element extending along said. digging element and having one end portion rotat'ably supported'i'rv said bearing bracket, andga; bearing bracket ad said supporting structure and engaging the opposite end portion of saidearth engaging element to rotatably support the same.

In testimony whereot I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

I MICHAEL J. LYONS.

l Vitnesses: I

F( M. HALLISTER, W. L. SPRAGUE. 

